How to legally switch from a visit visa to a work visa in the UAE in 2025/ Image: File TL;DR Yes, you can convert a UAE visit visa into an employment visa, without leaving the country. You need a job offer and must meet legal and medical requirements before switching status. The process takes 7-14…
Navigating UAE’s legal rules for starting a business while working full-time/ Representative Image Starting a business while being employed full-time in the UAE can be a complex issue, especially if your new venture is in a field similar to your current job. Many employees wonder if they can legally launch a company alongside their existing…
Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and the country’s biggest political donor, said on Saturday that he would create a new political party, an enormous and challenging undertaking that would test the billionaire’s newfound influence on American politics. “When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system,…
Israel was considering its response on Saturday after Hamas said it was ready to start talks “immediately” on a US-sponsored proposal for a Gaza ceasefire. The security cabinet was expected to meet after the end of the Jewish sabbath at sundown to discuss Israel’s next steps, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to head to…
US President Trump said early Friday that he is set to resume a set of tariffs that he initially imposed in April on dozens of countries, before pausing them for 90 days to negotiate individual deals. Most of those deals have yet to materialise, and businesses in the US have been left guessing what levies…
esidents in the UAE say starting work at 6am could improve focus, health, and work-life balance/image: pixabay Across the UAE, a growing number of residents are advocating for the workday to begin as early as 6am. Many say that aligning work hours with their natural morning routines, such as waking for Fajr prayer or exercising,…
As tensions flare between Israel and Iran, a 2011 post from US president Donald Trump has resurfaced, where he accused then-President Barack Obama of planning to start a war with Iran to win re-election. “In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran,” Trump wrote in the 2011 post.Between 2011 and 2012,…
